Figurines Data

ID	670
Images
Grid Ref	TL2819
Project type	Excavation
County	Hertfordshire
Site	Aston
Site Type	Unknown
Location Type	Unknown
Context	Ditch
Context Quality	3
Context Date	Late C4/early C5
Object Date	C2?
Object Period	2
Material	Bronze
Location	British Museum
Ref No	1981,0505.1
Form	Figurine
Type	Bird
Name	Cockerel
Bearded	No
Is an attribute of	Mercury
Clothed	No
Drapery	No
Classical	1
Quality	Classical 3 or Stylised 1
Photo	Yes
Illustration	Yes
Height	62.00
Length	56.00
Parallels	Chelmsford (386); Chesterholm (211)
References	Rook and Henig 1981, 356-9, fig 7, pl LXII b [Link to Bibliography]
Description	Its body is modelled with considerable realism: the neck is long and the head, turned slightly to the right, is crowned by a prominent comb; the chest is rounded and the powerful legs are set well back; the tail is broad and fan-shaped. On the neck, chest and underside, curving lines give the impression of small feathers or down, but in contrast, the wings are picked out with broad rounded feathers in front and long straight pinions behind, and the tail-feathers are like the pinions, but curved (Henig p.357).